AstraZeneca, US Gov’t in $486-M Pact for COVID-19 Antibody Combo
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AstraZeneca has been awarded up to $486 million from the US government for the late-stage development and large-scale manufacturing of the company’s AZD7442, a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies, for…

Takeda, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in $1.04-Bn RNAi Deal
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Takeda and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, a Pasadena, California-based biopharmaceutical company, have entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement, in a deal worth up to $1.04 billion, to develop Arrowhead’s ARO-AAT, a…

EU OKs Purchase of J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine
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Johnson & Johnson has announced that the European Commission (EC), acting on behalf of European Union (EU) member states, has approved an advance purchase agreement in which the Janssen Pharmaceutical…

Global Pharma Briefs: News from Pfizer, Moderna, CStone, and Covis
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A roundup of news from China (Pfizer, CStone Pharmaceuticals), Luxembourg (Covis, AMAG Pharmaceuticals), and the US (Moderna, XtalPi). China Pfizer, CStone in $480-M Oncology Drug Pact in ChinaPfizer has formed…

Pharma COVID Roundup: News from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Lilly, Gilead, GSK
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The latest on manufacturing and potential treatments for COVID-19 with news from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Company, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Eisai, and others. EMA Begins Rolling Review of AstraZeneca’s…

Pharma COVID Roundup: News from J&J, Inovio, and Novavax
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The latest on manufacturing and potential treatments for COVID-19 with news from J&J, Inovio, Novavax, Endo International, and the Serum Institute of India. J&J Reports Positive Phase I/IIa Results for…

BI, Click Therapeutics in $500-M-Plus Pact for Digital Therapeutic
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Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and Click Therapeutics, a New York-based developer of software as prescription medical treatments, have formed a collaboration, worth up more than $500 million, for the development and…

Pharma COVID Roundup: News from J&J, Moderna, Fujifilm, and Sinovac
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The latest on manufacturing and potential treatments for COVID-19 with news from J&J, Moderna, Fujifilm, Sinovac, the European Medicines Agency, Gavi, and others. J&J Initiates Global Phase III Trial of…

Sanofi, GSK Sign Pacts with EU, Canada To Supply Their COVID-19 Vaccine
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Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have signed separate agreements with the European Commission (EC) and the Canadian government for the supply of their COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is based on the…

Pharma COVID Roundup: News from Lilly, Amgen, Regeneron, and Google
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The latest on manufacturing and potential treatments for COVID-19 with news from Eli Lilly and Company, Amgen, Regeneron, Google, and Vaxart. Amgen, Lilly in Mfg Pact for COVID-19 Antibody TherapiesAmgen…